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Hebrew · H5688

עֲבֹת

Something intwined , i.e. a string , wreath or foliage

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עֲבֹתH5688

What does עֲבֹת mean in the Bible?

עֲבֹת is a Hebrew word meaning "something intwined , i.e. a string , wreath or foliage".

Full entry for עֲבֹת (H5688) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does עֲבֹת mean in the Bible?

e. a string , wreath or foliage".

How does the BSB render H5688?

The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include chains (5), ropes (4), the clouds (3), with ropes (3), . . . (1).

Where does עֲבֹת appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Ezekiel (6), Judges (4), Psalms (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
chains5×Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17
ropes4×Judges 15:13, Judges 16:11, Judges 16:12, Isaiah 5:18
the clouds3×Ezekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 31:10, Ezekiel 31:14
with ropes3×Ezekiel 3:25, Ezekiel 4:8, Hosea 11:4
. . .1×Exodus 28:22
[these]1×Exodus 28:14
cord1×Exodus 28:14
from the cords1×Psalms 129:4
The ropes1×Judges 15:14
the thick branches1×Ezekiel 19:11
Their cords1×Psalms 2:3
with a harness1×Job 39:10
with cords1×Psalms 118:27
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:14עֲבֹ֑תtocordNoun - common singularExodus 28:14הָעֲבֹתֹ֖תto[these]Article | Noun - common pluralExodus 28:22עֲבֹ֑תto. . .Noun - common singularExodus 28:24עֲבֹתֹ֣תtochainsNoun - common plural constructExodus 28:25הָעֲבֹתֹ֔תtochainsArticle | Noun - common pluralExodus 39:15עֲבֹ֑תtochainsNoun - common singularExodus 39:17הָעֲבֹתֹ֣תtochainsArticle | Noun - common pluralExodus 39:18הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔תtochainsArticle | Noun - common pluralJudges 15:13עֲבֹתִ֣יםtoropesNoun - common pluralJudges 15:14הָעֲבֹתִ֜יםtoThe ropesArticle | Noun - common plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 28:14
Aligned rows24
Books represented7
Exodus8Judges4Job1Psalms3Isaiah1Ezekiel6Hosea1
Source forms
עֲבֹ֑ת3x‘ă·ḇōṯExodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 39:15
עֲבוֹתִ֔ים2x‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîmEzekiel 3:25, Ezekiel 31:10
עֲבֹתִ֔ים2x‘ă·ḇō·ṯîmEzekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 31:14
בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת1xba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯō·wṯHosea 11:4
בַּעֲבֹתִ֣ים1xba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîmJudges 16:11
בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים1xba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîmPsalms 118:27
הָעֲבֹתִ֜ים1xhā·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîmJudges 15:14
הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת1xhā·‘ă·ḇō·ṯōṯExodus 28:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - common plural8xJudges 15:13, Judges 16:12, Ezekiel 3:25, Ezekiel 4:8
Article | Noun - common plural5xExodus 28:14, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:17, Exodus 39:18
Noun - common singular3xExodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 39:15
Preposition-b | Noun - common plural2xJudges 16:11, Psalms 118:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct1xIsaiah 5:18
Noun - common plural construct1xExodus 28:24
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 2:3
Noun - common singular construct1xPsalms 129:4
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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